The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-16
A Wife Murderer of One
Respite is Hanged When
the Sun is Rising.
Zen Brow ~. ho kiiIcJ nm uIJ
Wan III Icnncsscc. was Hang.
ed Yesterday Morning.
VI oaili-H"und Gang oi >ihiii>l.
Dis""N cred IN Chicago. or.
.nni/Cd Tor Murder.


wi" uurdcrcr's rate.
81 luUIs, April li.-Dauicl Jewell
the wife murderer, was hanged in the
iail yard here at 6IO this morning.
About forty persous we're present
lie was awakened ut O'Clock and
after partaking of light brcal, fast
he was visited by Father 1ctcn. At
$3.50 Shcritl Harrington read the
death warrant at the door of Jowclrs
cell. The prisoners arms were then
pinioncd aud the march to the scanold
commenced The mournful procession
passed into the Jail yard where stood
the
hoRHlBLt DEATH INSTRUMENT.
Jewel tutucd his owes down aud ap
pcarcd to he deeply engaged with his
confession. Au old cracker box had
been placed on the trap ia order to
give tho poor wretch greater fall.
lie mounted this and his legs were
pinioncd by Deputy sheriff Bunnan.
Deputy Sheriff Foster placed black
cap upon his hoad and Deputy Sheriff
Humphreys adiustod thcropc Dcpu-
ty sheriff Shcchan cut the rope; tho
trap fell. II few struggle succeeded
and Jewell was dead. The BODY was
Gun DOWN
at G:j2 The crime for which Jewell
WAS executed was the killing OF his
wife Flea, or r,tlCr, inlliating
wounds IRON which she died four
months afterwards. The pair did not
live happily together, and finally sho
refused 90 live Longer with her hus-
band some time nltcg the scpara.
tion Jewell called on Ellen, nGd during
the interview he attacked her M!'h
knife but tailed TO cut her He then
threatened TO Kill her aud on Deccm-
bcr 81, 1881. lac went 90 her mothers
house. whore she was staying aud shot
her, but did not Kill her outright.
She fingered until April %. 1885,
when she died Jewell was tried and
convicted October II last. Ills case
went to the superior Court, on ap-
peal. and was affirmed, and the exc
culion fixed for February - Al that
time hc was very i'll with pneumonia
and Gov Mnrmaduk rcspitcd him
until to day.
CNNrINALlH oARtLtss.
OMAHA, April H. Mai Bush, pay.
master Of the nitcd states army, who
was recently robbed III Wyoming OF
$4,000, having milcd TO capture the
thici, has called tor II court OF inquiry.
cen Crook has accordingly called
such court to bo held Mt Fort Robin
son, Neb., when the question will be
settled whether Maj Bush was crimi-
nally carcloss in handling the funds.
ANorlER lIANGING.
NASHVILLE. April 70 Ben Brown
was hanged at ll,27 this morning for
the murder OF Frank Arnold. He
died
PROTESTING ms INNo, ENCE.
The murdorof Frank Arnold was
one of the most deliberate and cold
blooded Affairs that ever has been
conceived and carried out I'm this
state. Bin Brown turned states evil
dcnce and told the following
srorH oFTuE CRIME:
Monday might Ben Brown. Nelson
and Foster JO-liu mud simon Fox
were over, close 10 Frank ArnOld's
home aud Ben went ia shortly after
ward returning with the old man
and his dog All won't down lane
aud across the rnilroaj, l'nclo Frank
walking between Bon aud Nelson
Josiu. When they reached thicket
Simon FoN, walking in front carrying
gun, fired ut Uncle Frank, but he
did no, fall; no only turned round and
NJ hc did 50 Ben hlt him on the head